# Accident 20201120018579A: Cessna 172S, Lawrence, KS, November 20, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2020, 14:51 local time
- Place: Lawrence, KS
- Airport: Lawrence Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0093° N, 95.2129° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0093&lon=-95.2129&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99HV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99HV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 19 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201120018579A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM LAWRENCE, KS (LWC) FOR A STUDENT PILOT SOLO FLIGHT. AFTER APPROACH BACK TO LWC, THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED A HARD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED BACK FOR A SECOND SOLO FLIGHT. PRIOR TO FLIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROL AND SYSTEM FOR CORRECT OPERATION AS REQUIRED. AFTER APPROACH AGAIN TO LWC, THE STUDENT PILOT EXECUTED A SEVERE HARD LANDING. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THE ELEVATOR DID NOT OPERATE SMOOTHLY DURING FLARE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN21LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA066), Nov 20, 2020: Cessna 172 (N99HV), Lawrence, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare/touchdown which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N99HV (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20170610009299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170610009299A), Jun 10, 2017: Cessna 172S (N99HV), Lawrence, KS, Substantial damage. On June 10, 2017 at approximately 1600 UTC, a Cessna 172S, was substantially damaged during a landing on runway 15 at Lawrence Municipal Airport, Lawrence,…
- [Accident 20101207055259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101207055259A), Dec 7, 2010: Cessna 172S (N99HV), Lawrence, KS, Substantial damage. On December 7th, 2010, at approximately 1230 pm local time, a student pilot was involved in an aircraft accident resulting from a hard touchdown, while landing…
- [Accident 20100310031629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100310031629A), Mar 10, 2010: Cessna 172S (N99HV), Lawrence, KS, Substantial damage. On March 10, 2010, at approximately 1430 local time, a student pilot was involved in an aircraft accident resulting from a hard touchdown, while landing at the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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